Inventions and creations made by performing the tasks of the unit or mainly using the material conditions of the unit belong to service inventions, and the right to apply for patents belongs to the unit.
The term service invention-creation as mentioned in Article 6 of the Patent Law refers to:
(1) inventions made in their own work;
(2) Inventions and creations made by completing tasks other than one's own work entrusted by the unit;
(3) Inventions and creations made within 1 year after resignation, retirement or job transfer, which are related to the job undertaken by the original unit or the tasks assigned by the unit.
Units mentioned in Article 6 of the Patent Law include temporary work units; The material and technical conditions of the entity mentioned in Article 6 of the Patent Law refer to funds, equipment, spare parts, raw materials or technical materials that are not disclosed to the public.